Riverhounds’ home winning streak snapped by Phoenix
Under a grey cloudy sky with temps in the low 40s, the conditions were less than Groovy for a pair of USL Championship sides facing off at F.N.B. Stadium on Saturday evening. The host Pittsburgh Riverhounds held court with visitor Phoenix Rising as their opponent, with both teams wanting to...
Riverhounds hope to keep home momentum going before pair of USL road matches
May has arrived, signaling not just the change in weather, but fortunes for many teams jockeying for position in the chase for playoff tickets into the 2026 USL Championship race. The defending champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds have shaken off a wobbly start, and as they enter Saturday’s intra-conference matchup against Phoenix...
Riverhounds open USL Cup play with convincing win over Greenville
Saturday in the Steel City proved to be one of those sports days rabid fans only get to enjoy every so often. With the city finishing off the three-day spectacle that is the NFL Draft and the Penguins trying to keep their Stanley Cup playoff hopes alive in Philadelphia, the...
Albert Dikwa scores twice, including just 2 minutes into the game, to lead Riverhounds
Heavy rains and gray clouds lingered hours before kickoff between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and visiting Detroit City FC, as both teams got set to meet for the first time since last year’s USL Championship Eastern Conference semifinal that was won by the local 11, 1-0, in regulation. The dark clouds...
New York Red Bull too much for Riverhounds in U.S. Open Cup 3rd round
PASSAIC, N.J. — Sports Illustrated Stadium along the Passaic River was the site the U.S. Open Cup committee chose for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to visit for a third-round match against MLS opponent Red Bull NY on Wednesday. Most of the seats were empty for the match, the first between the...
In midst of slow USL Championship start, Riverhounds set for 3rd round U.S. Open Cup match
Heavy lies the crown when you are a defending champion of a sports league, and the 2026 Pittsburgh Riverhounds are learning that adage all too well. The magical run to a USL Championship last November has worn off to begin league play. After six matches, the team is still trying...
Monroeville native drives love of motorcycles to over 3.5M social media followers
There are many hobbies and passions out there, but not everyone is able to make a living from them. Not so for one Monroeville native. Since the end of World War II, motorcycles have become a way of life for many. From the Harley Davidson Fat Boy softail to the...
Riverhounds get a pair of 2nd-half goals to beat 4th division side in U.S. Open Cup
A sparse-but-vocal crowd showed up Tuesday at Highmark Stadium to watch a second-round U.S. Open Cup match between the host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and fourth-division amateur club Virginia Dream FC out of the National Professional Soccer League. The idea that this game would be one sided because of the pro/amateur...
Riverhounds look to march on in U.S. Open cup as they host 4th-division side
Creating early-season momentum with a pair of home wins last week, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have set themselves up with a chance to advance into the next round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. On Tuesday, they host fourth-division Virginia Dream FC, which is based in Falls Church, Va., and...
Riverhounds make big lead stand in raucous home opener
A clear blue sky, along with a rabid crowd greeted the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The fans had every intention of celebrating the incredible run that led to the club’s first league championship in November. From fireworks to a banner unveiling, the Steel Army and 4,118 fans...
Riverhounds enter home opener looking to shake off defensive woes
A rather cold and gray Friday along the banks of the Monongahela River served as a fitting backdrop as the defending USL champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds held a spirited practice ahead of Saturday’s home opener against league newcomer Sporting JAX. The Hounds’ 1-2-0 start to the 2026 campaign has been a...
Riverhounds hope to jump start their season in U.S. Open Cup match vs. Steel City FC
Professional sports teams face challenges during their seasons when it comes to scheduling. For the defending USL Champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Wednesday’s derby match vs. Steel City FC in the first round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup — a game rescheduled from last week because of poor weather —...
Riverhounds, Steel City FC to meet in Western Pa. derby in U.S. Open Cup 1st round
It’s been a long time since a pair of local soccer teams played against each other in the U.S. Open Cup. The event has been staged since 1914, when a club from Brooklyn took the crown. On Tuesday at Highmark Stadium, the defending USL champion Pittsburgh Riverhounds will “host” USL...
Amid labor strife, Riverhounds open championship defense on road vs. rival Charleston
The euphoria and excitement of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds’ 2025 USL Championship run has been quite the ride — one that has carried the team into the season with its biggest offseason in club history. From the news of a $150M stadium expansion, to new kits with European designer Hummel as...
Rob Vincent ready to start new chapter, defend league championship with Riverhounds
The path to success for many tends to be an uncharted course that can be full of surprises at every turn. In the case of Rob Vincent, if he thought about becoming the full-time manager of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, it probably didn’t involve replacing the man who gave him his...
Riverhounds gear up for USL Championship title defense as strike looms
It was business as usual for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds this weekend as they hosted a pair of games at Highmark Stadium to put a wrap on their 2026 preseason schedule. They took down West Virginia, 2-1, on Friday and then on Saturday morning, a pair of goals in the 50th...
Monroeville native, WWE announcer Corey Graves grapples with new role as Point Park professor
The term “kayfabe” has been used for decades in the professional wrestling business, its origins dating to the early 20th century as carnies and wrestlers worked to keep the illusion of what they did hidden from fans. The last safeguards to the term died as the internet came to life...
After offseason flies by, Riverhounds return to practice to prepare for title defense
There was a chill inside the AHN Montour Sports Complex on Tuesday when the defending champions of the USL’s top league gathered for practice after the winter storm broke Monday. With a little more than half of the players returning from last season’s stunning victory over FC Tulsa in penalties...
Hempfield girls bowlers take top prizes at WCCA bowling tournament
It was another packed event at Hillview Lanes for the fifth edition of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association bowling championships Saturday in Greensburg. Hundreds of bowlers, parents, family and friends jammed into the facility to crown the best of the best in the eastern suburbs. In no surprise, the Hempfield...
North Allegheny’s Mack Leftwich builds explosive Texas Tech offense
The life of a football coach, any coach at the college or professional level, is nomadic. In Tulsa for a time, then a cup of coffee in Columbus, then jetting to Jacksonville. All the while leading young men to winning games. Mack Leftwich is no stranger to this life. He’s...
Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick won’t return as team announces series of moves
The first steps in the quest to repeat as kingpins of the USL Championship League were taken by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as the club announced a series of roster moves Friday, retaining options on four key players while also declining options on six members of the club, including its leading...
Riverhounds beat Tulsa to win 1st USL Championship title
TULSA, Okla. — On a chilly afternoon Saturday in front of 9,507 fans at ONEOK Field, the visiting Pittsburgh Riverhounds met FC Tulsa with the 2025 USL Championship season hanging in the balance. The winner would claim its first league title. Like they had two times prior this postseason, in...
Riverhounds head to Tulsa hoping to bring club, city elusive soccer title
For 26 seasons, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have played, moved to multiple venues, shut down operations for a season, reopened, found a permanent home and finally stable ownership as part of a long path to playing for a league championship. In front of what will be a hostile crowd of 10,000...
Record-breaking goalkeeper Eric Dick fuels Riverhounds’ historic playoff run
At 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, Pittsburgh Riverhounds goalkeeper Eric Dick is the cornerstone of a defense that has been the backbone of a USL Eastern Conference title run and berth in Saturday’s league final against Western Conference king FC Tulsa. Dick, a Kansas native, came to Pittsburgh in 2024 after...
Riverhounds win Eastern Conference thanks to Robbie Mertz’s winner
Carrying 26 years of futility into Saturday’s USL Eastern Conference title match, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds came to Highmark Stadium on Saturday with a simple goal. Beat defending conference champion Rhode Island FC and wait to see where they would travel to for a crack at the elusive first club championship...
